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U.S.-backed Syrian alliance widens offensive near IS capital
A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias is widening an offensive against Islamic State near its de facto capital of Raqqa, targeting an ...More than 700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean this week – UN
At least 700 migrants may have died at sea this past week in the busiest week of migrant crossings from Libya towards ...German, French leaders mark 100 years since Battle of Verdun
France\'s president and Germany\'s chancellor want their countries\' improbable friendship to be a source of hope for today\'s fractured Europe as they ...Nepal honors 9 Sherpas who paved way for Everest climbers
Nepal celebrated Everest Day on Sunday by honoring nine Sherpa guides who fixed ropes and dug the route to the summit so ...Ukraine fire kills 16 in care home
Sixteen people have been killed and one is missing after a fire broke out in a residential building housing elderly people in ...WHO rejects call for Olympics to be moved due to Zika
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday rejected a call for the Rio Olympic Games to be moved or postponed due to ...Colombian rebels free Spanish journalist, 2 others
Leftist rebels have freed a Spanish correspondent and two other journalists who went missing in a lawless region of Colombia, ending a ...Obama makes historic visit to Hiroshima
Barack Obama became the first incumbent U.S. president to visit Hiroshima on Friday, laying a wreath at the site of the world\'s ...Trump denounces illegal immigrants as tensions flare
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump stumped in California, the US state with the largest Hispanic population, doubling down on his anti-immigration position ...Cuba considers legalizing small private businesses
The Cuban authorities are considering legalizing certain private businesses, a potentially transformative move for the communist island as it liberalizes its economy.




